Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term. Date: November 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. Date: November 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians. Date: November 2, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion. Date: October 31, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later. Date: October 28, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army. Date: October 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco meet at Hendaye to discuss the possibility of Spain entering the Second World War. Date: October 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published. Date: October 21, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg is found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery. Date: October 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
Holocaust in Poland: The Warsaw Ghetto is established. Date: October 16, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)